Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris let his game announce that he was indeed back to action after a lengthy absence.

On Monday, the 26-year-old Norris saw action for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury during a season-opening 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Oct. 9, as he helped Buffalo crush the visiting Winnipeg Jets to the tune of a 5-1 score.

Norris, however, barely showed any signs of rust after missing 24 games in a row, as he made a tremendous impact right away. He assisted on a Jason Zucker goal in the opening period to put Buffalo on the board first.

Later in the frame, Norris found the back of the net for his first goal in the 2025-26 NHL season. In the third period, he lit the lamp just less than a minute for what turned out to be the last goal of the con

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